Problem with Button Reaction

[cristimirt]

I have a WidgetPanel that contains other panels and a button. So far, everything is well, the button works as intended.

But when I add that WidgetPanel as a child to a state managed addon (InspectCharacter in this case), using widget:AddChild(child), the button stops working as intended. I can click it, but nothing will happen.

Any ideas why this happens and how I can fix it?

I'm adding the panel to InspectCharacter because the addon also enables DnD for InspectCharacter, and I want the Panel to move together with the InspectCharacter.

[Setras]

The reaction goes to the corresponding addon.

So there is no way to catch it's button's reactions, unless you add your own main form as a child to that addon's widget.

[cristimirt]

I see.. adding the mainForm as a child did the trick. Are there any kind of risks or drawbacks if I'm using this method?

[Setras]

I see.. adding the mainForm as a child did the trick. Are there any kind of risks or drawbacks if I'm using this method?

Your addon is dependant of the existence and properties of it's parent and it's ancestors.

If someone unloads it, or hides, or does whatever he does... Your addon will disappear as well.

Also you can't make widgets outside of your main form's borders, so if it's inside a window that is small - you'll not be able to move something outside.

[cristimirt]

I don't see why anyone would unload InspectCharacter, so I think I'll be fine here.

About the main form's borders, I did encounter this problem, and I enlarged the main form succesfully, retaining the original size of the MainPanel inside the InspectCharacter form

If those are the only possible problems, means I'm good to go

[Setras]

Some people may think that unloading InspectCharacter will reduce the lag when they are autoinspecting many people at once.

[cristimirt]

Well, NISV would probably not work if InspectCharacter is unloaded anyway